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Title: Sailing Alone Around the World
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_Alone_Around_the_World
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Produced by D Garcia, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks
HTML version produced by Chuck Greif.
Summary: "Sailing Alone Around the World" by Joshua Slocum is a remarkable travelogue written during the late 19th century. The book narrates the solo voyage of Slocum as he sails around the globe on his sloop, the "Spray." Through his eyes, readers experience the challenges, adventures, and the allure of the open sea, as well as the reflections and emotions that accompany solitary sailing. At the start of the narrative, Slocum introduces himself, sharing his maritime heritage and extensive background as a sailor and shipmaster. He recounts the circumstances leading to his acquisition and rebuilding of the sloop "Spray." As the opening progresses, we learn about his preparations for embarking on a daring solo voyage around the world, filled with excitement, trepidation, and reflections on the sea. The tone is both adventurous and introspective, setting the stage for an extraordinary journey and hinting at the stories and experiences that will unfold as he navigates the vast ocean alone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1910?
Illustrator: Fogarty, Thomas, 1873-1938
Illustrator: Varian, George, 1865-1923
EBook No.: 6317
Published: Aug 1, 2004
Downloads: 985
Language: English
Subject: Voyages around the world
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Sailing Alone Around the World
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_Alone_Around_the_World
Credits:
Produced by D Garcia, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks
HTML version produced by Chuck Greif.
Summary: "Sailing Alone Around the World" by Joshua Slocum is a remarkable travelogue written during the late 19th century. The book narrates the solo voyage of Slocum as he sails around the globe on his sloop, the "Spray." Through his eyes, readers experience the challenges, adventures, and the allure of the open sea, as well as the reflections and emotions that accompany solitary sailing. At the start of the narrative, Slocum introduces himself, sharing his maritime heritage and extensive background as a sailor and shipmaster. He recounts the circumstances leading to his acquisition and rebuilding of the sloop "Spray." As the opening progresses, we learn about his preparations for embarking on a daring solo voyage around the world, filled with excitement, trepidation, and reflections on the sea. The tone is both adventurous and introspective, setting the stage for an extraordinary journey and hinting at the stories and experiences that will unfold as he navigates the vast ocean alone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1910?
Illustrator: Fogarty, Thomas, 1873-1938
Illustrator: Varian, George, 1865-1923
EBook No.: 6317
Published: Aug 1, 2004
Downloads: 985
Language: English
Subject: Voyages around the world
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.